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A neon sign for the Stone House Motel at 9 Montcalm Street in Ticonderoga, New York. The Stone House Motel has been in business for over 60 years.
McCann’s Pharmacy at 166 Main Street in Hudson Falls, New York. Joseph McCann opened a pharmacy at this location in 1896. It remains a family business to this day.
Neon sign for Fosters Coach House Tavern, at 6411 Montgomery Street (U.S. Route 9) in Rhinebeck, New York, along the Hudson River. The tavern opened in 1890 and its first owner was named Walter Decker. Wally Foster called it Foster’s Coach House in the 1940s. In 2016, the Bender family purchased it from Bob and Karen Kirwood, restored it to its original furnishings, menu, and decor, and have been running it ever since. It is a staple of downtown Rhinebeck.
Bloch Bros’ Mail Pouch Tobacco sign in Fort Edward, New York. The Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company of Wheeling, West Virginia was a tobacco company best known for their Mail Pouch chewing tobacco.
The Sunset Park Motel, at 71 Demars Blvd in Tupper Lake, New York, is a classic motor inn catering to vacationing families in the Adirondacks. It is conveniently located near The Wild Center, Raquette Pond, and the Raquette River. Seven to ten million tourists flock to this picturesque region annually to enjoy hunting, camping, boating, and fishing in the summer, skiing and snowboarding in winter, and to see the beautiful autumn colors in the fall.
Sign for the Lake Side Motel, at 256 Lake Flower Avenue (New York State Route 86) in Saranac Lake, New York. Air conditioned rooms! The height of luxury.
Lovely vintage neon sign for Milanese Italian Restaurant, 115 Main Street in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, just a few blocks from the Hudson River. Santino and Rita Milanese immigrated to the United States in 1956, and they opened their family restaurant in downtown Poughkeepsie in 1971. Their first customer was a lone truck driver who stopped to ask for directions. Today, Alessandro and Aldo Milanese, their sons, run the business and carry on the family tradition.
This sign for the Endwell Motel, at 3211 E Main Street in Endicott, New York, west of Binghamton, is a wonderful example of Populuxe style. I haven’t been able to determine when it opened, but it looks like circa 1960s. Usually you find motels advertising free HBO or Cable-TV, but this sign is so old it thinks TV in color is a draw.
The iconic view that millions of drivers are familiar with.
(usually while being totally stuck in traffic).
It’s not bad at all on early Sunday mornings, though.
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Ivory Soap and J.A. Mareness Groceries ghost signs. Found at the back of 7573 S. State Street in Lowville, New York.
Sign for the Cascade Inn Restaurant and Lounge “where the locals meet and visitors are always welcome,” 5023 Cascade Road (New York State Route 73) in North Elba, New York. I love the Gothic letting.
Glorious old neon sign for the Stone Manor Motel, 7179 New York State Route 3, Cranberry Lake, New York. The Stone Manor Motel and diner has been catering to travelers in the Adirondacks since the 1950s.
Sign for Ryan’s Jet Gas at 740 State Street in Watertown, New York. Ryan’s Jet Gas, Inc. was founded in 1930 and has operated at this corner for over 80 years.
Sweetheart Corner, now a Rite Aid, at 5380 W. Taft Road, along Route 11, in North Syracuse, New York. I believe the sign was installed in 1979 when the original market was redeveloped into a shopping plaza.
Lake Placid, New York was home to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics and sits in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, so it's been a tourist destination for decades. Motels like the Maple Leaf Inn, at 2234 Saranac Avenue (New York State Route 86), have been catering to tourists for decades.
Lake Placid, New York was home to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics and sits in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, so it's been a tourist destination for decades. Motels like the Sherwood Forest Inn, at 15 Knottingham Road (off New York State Route 86), have been catering to tourists for decades.
Coca-Cola ghost sign on the side of a brick building at 144 Court Street (U.S. Route 11) in Binghamton, New York. “Delicious and refreshing – Relieves Fatigue” … because it used to contain trace amounts of cocaine. Coca-Cola didn’t become completely cocaine-free until 1929.
Eddie’s Restaurant at 901 Main Street in Sylvan Beach, New York, a local tradition since 1934. Home of the “Hot Ham Sandwich.”
The old Frazer Bros. Machine Shop at 7 Grange Avenue in Adams, New York on Sandy Creek. I found a reference to Frazer Bros Small Engine Machine Shop, open 1905 to 1940, in the Encyclopedia of New York.
Martha’s Dandee Creme at 1133 U.S. Route 9 in Queensbury, New York (south of Lake George). Currently owned by Dennis and Beth Lafontaine, Martha’s began as a chicken farm in 1946. The rooster on this sign celebrates “Charlie,” a rooster who wandered outside the restaurant in the late 1950s. The sign used to read “Martha’s Motel Breakfast Restaurant.”
67 Super Stop Deli and Truck Stop sign along Route 67, outside Amsterdam, New York in the Mohawk Valley. Although the sign looks old, apparently the establishment has only been open since 1999.
Old sign for George Grunder & Sons at 800 N. Salina Street in Syracuse, New York. Closed sometime in the 1990s.
Sign for Fairground Inn Family Restaurant at 852 Coffeen Street in Watertown, New York. The Fairground Inn, an Italian-American restaurant, was opened by the Coleman family in the 1930s.
Porky's Diner (former) 6722 State Route 12E, Three Mile Bay, Jefferson County, New York. Built in 1985, it included a store, diner, gas station, bait shop, and living quarters. Not as old as I thought.
Sign for Wise Potato Chips outside Reimann Wholesale Inc at 25063 Water Street northeast of Watertown, New York.
Vintage advertisement for Gold Medal Flour on the wall of Colesante’s Tavern at 480 Factory Street in Watertown, New York. The Washburn-Crosby Company became General Mills in 1928. Their original Gold Medal Flour factory was located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sign for Belloff's Department Store at 19 S. Main Street in Adams, New York on Sandy Creek. Belloff's opened in 1914.
This former gas station and general store was located at the intersection of State Routes 180 and 12E in the tiny community of Limerick, north of Dexter, New York.
Rolando's, at 140 Court Street (U.S. Route 11) in Binghamton, New York, is not a true diner, but more an old-fashioned cafe. Still, I love this sign.
Sign for the Black River Drive In Theatre at 28035 State Route 3 southwest of Black River, New York.
Former neon sign for Crystal Restaurant at 87 Public Square in Watertown, NY. Opened in 1925, it's the oldest restaurant in Watertown. Dennis and Jerry Valanos owned the restaurant until 1943, when it was purchased by their head chef, Otto Dephtereos. Today, Peter (Otto's grandson) and Libby Dephtereos manage the restaurant. A Prohibition-era advertisement for “All Legal Beverages” still appears in the window.